As an alternative to my usual posts.

It would be fewer, by far.

Thanks TAC.

They know that flattery and appealing to his vanity are ways to preferential treatment.

"More made up BS prizes that waste this guy's time, please—every day. Let's just do one of these every day." Ben Parker and @crampell.bsky.social give their take on the absurdity of Donald Trump receiving the first-ever FIFA Peace Prize. lnk.thebulwark.com/3Y9cMQb?utm_...

Too harsh?

"If we have three years of Trump, I wonder whether Putin in particular—but maybe also Xi—thinks this is the time to make the move before the Americans have recovered their understanding of what needs to be done." lnk.thebulwark.com/3KeAwiL

Floridians were preparing new popular initiatives on behalf of Medicaid expansion, abortion rights, and other matters. Earlier this year, a new state law made these efforts a lot tougher, threatening volunteers with investigations and criminal punishment.

In their confirmation hearings, RFK Jr pledged he would not be anti-vax, Hegseth said he respected women serving in leadership positions in the military, and Bondi said she would not weaponize DOJ against Trump’s political enemies.

This whole ceremony has the energy of a clearance-rack Nobel Prize sponsored by the Qatari Ministry of Unseen Payments.

Some of them certainly have.

Neither Donald Trump nor any Supreme Court majority can “roll back” birthright citizenship. It’s a power the people have never granted them.

Republicans say they don't hate health care programs, but they’ve been fixated for years on ideas that pretty much scream "let’s abandon everyone and everything that we pretend to care about." @jilldlawrence.bsky.social outlines three of them: lnk.thebulwark.com/3YbSm96

This account on Twitter has 1.3 million followers. All of these generic MAGA accounts are operated by Russians or people in SE Asia being paid to post. American democracy has been captured by Russia.

#GVerse via @calltoactivism.bsky.social 🚨ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?? Mike Johnson waited 50 DAYS to swear in Adelita Grijalva but he swore in Matt Van Epps from Tennessee 48 HOURS after his special election. Mike Johnson is a piece of shit.

JUST NOW: "This is like Alice in Wonderland", Judge Breyer says when trying to get the DOJ to explain to him why what happened in CA is a "rebellion" justifying the deployment of the National Guard. "Words just mean what you want them to mean?"

One belief is noble and maybe cute. The other is sign of cognitive dissonance or worse.

Ukraine was not told what happened. "Our task now is to obtain complete information about what has been said in Russia and what other reasons Putin has found to prolong the war and to pressure Ukraine, to pressure us, our independence," Volodymyr Zelensky said in an evening address from Kyiv"

This personally angers me.

A thought about Erica Kirk from a friend.

The Roberts Court will go down in history as having upheld the desires of Donald Trump and the GOP, rather than its commitment to justice, precedent or the rule of law. Today’s ruling — which substitutes its own fact finding for that of the lower court — is yet another example.

"Only a fool would reduce our problems with schools, crime, urban decay, and so on to refugees, who comprise less than less than 1 percent of the population." Or the president of the United States, but we repeat ourselves. lnk.thebulwark.com/48EQjzA

J-MART: ".. he’s turned the office into an adult fantasy camp .. brazen corruption, near-daily vulgarity and handing out pardons like lollipops .. ".. the country has never seen such an indulgent head of state." @politico.com www.politico.com/news/magazin...

Trump has given a full and unconditional pardon to entertainment executive Tim Leiweke—whom his own Justice Department indicted on charges of “orchestrating a conspiracy to rig the bidding process for an arena at a public university” in Austin. trib.al/qU7UmJr

9 House Republicans could choose to take away Johnson’s gavel today if they wanted.

PRO TIP: If you're going to lash out at reporters for questioning your stamina, don't fall asleep mid-rant.

Behold the greatest economy in the history of the world

I cannot imagine the level of moral bankruptcy to describe the actions of people whose boat has just been hit by a missile from nowhere (this was the FIRST such strike) and who were most likely making a desperate attempt not to drown in the ocean as trying to "stay in the fight."

Citizens nationwide and in NW Ohio are asking important questions on data centers. They're worried that facilities demand massive amounts of energy, eat up farmland, cede local ownership and control, and drive up utility costs even more. Ask questions first!

The Trump Administration is gutting America’s science engine, wiping out thousands of grants in cancer, aging, engineering and more. Our district’s world-class researchers feel these cuts every single day.

Too much of the US right has this attitude.

Last night, Trump posted 162 times, proving once again that he is the man with nothing nice to say who won't shut the fuck up. I believe if your crazy, racist Thanksgiving dinner uncle and Satan had a baby...Trump would kill it and eat it.

This week Trump pardoned a private equity fraudster, the drug-trafficking ex-president of Honduras, and a Congressman who allegedly took bribes. Meanwhile, he's weaponizing government to go after his enemies. An utter mockery of the rule of law. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NflcWXdV-B0

Sarah Matthews: "Trump is trying to gaslight the American people by saying the economy is great, he's lowered inflation, and that affordability is a 'Democrat hoax.'…Yet all of his policies are benefiting him and his billionaire friends while hurting everyday Americans."

On top of this, Trump has: -Prevented the NLRB from operating -Reversed Biden's minimum wage hike for federal contractors -Gutted OSHA -Rolled back dozens of workplace health & safety regulations -Dropped the FTC’s support for a noncompete ban The “pro-worker" president.

"It is my hope and dream that year two is the year that accountability starts, and I think we're starting to see it." @amandacarpenter.bsky.social tells @timmiller.bsky.social why stopping unlawful military and federal action is essential to the future of our democracy.

Quiet part out loud indeed.

Good reminder that Trump was guilty of an egregious crime simply in Georgia, let alone the rest of the country, and should have served a significant stint in prison. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

Rolling back food stamps seems bad but I guess if you realize it’s to give very wealthy people a tax cut

Eric Trump’s cryptocurrency firm loses half its value in half an hour

I can't get over the fact that they scheduled a televised Cabinet meeting, hyped it as a major event, planned it all out to show how active and in control Trump is ... and then he dozed off in the middle of it. Repeatedly.

are you all about Tennessee tonight? here are three other elections you should keep an eye on: 1️⃣ a flip opportunity for Dems in Georgia:

Trump pardoned the ex-president of Honduras who shoveled hundreds of tons of cocaine into the U.S. He pardoned the founder of a black market who imported fentanyl from China. These men poisoned America & killed millions. Whatever Trump’s illegal boat strikes are about, it sure isn’t drugs.

Here we go people!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Systemic racism exists.

Sad but predictable.